It's time I learned how to fish.

[Dr_Fwd]

Just Googled Lake Powell, dude!!!! Looks like a lot of fun!!

[xjtwo]

Just Googled Lake Powell, dude!!!! Looks like a lot of fun!!

It's a blast! We try going every year, sometimes twice!

[Dr_Fwd]

It's a blast! We try going every year, sometimes twice!

Is it ok to bring your own boat or you have to rent?

[xjtwo]

Is it ok to bring your own boat or you have to rent?

Yeah, you can and should bring your own boat....renting is expensive!

[TriggerHappy]

Oh yeah, you reminded me. The fish were jumping out of the water all around me (giving me the finger) and I wasn't getting any bites. So I called my uncle and he suggested using a bobber with a night crawler. I just happened to have both, and within a few minutes (under 5) I was getting my first bites. This was after hours of just sitting there with a trout rig floating off the bottom. I had just picked up my phone to text my wife about how horrible of a fisherman I am when I got the first nibble.

In between the trout rig and the worm rig, I spent a bit casting with some lures. I don't really know how to reel back lures and wasn't sure if I was reeling too fast or too slow, or if the fish just weren't interested.

Also, I am now using the 10lb braided line that I talked about in my BOB thread (did we lose that?) and I had a difficult time with it. Braided line really likes to snag and knot itself while casting. I must have taken 20-30 yards of line off the rod from clearing some really nasty knots. The good part is that by the end of the night, I was getting pretty good at tying a fisherman's knot.

Finally, I guess they kick you out at dark, but I was trying to milk it and got caught trying to clean up in the dark with a small flash light. The guy was nice enough to wait for me and I was the last one out. It helped that I was carrying my small light in my mouth or he would have left and locked me in. I caught a toad on my way out and brought it home for my daughter. The fish tasted pretty good by the way.

You don't need anything more than 3-4 lb test. mono line.

[Jherexx]

My honorary Indian name is "Fishes with Dynamite"

Dupont Spinners, works every time.

[Irving]

Thanka for the link Dr.Fwd. I used #18. And Lake Powell is a blast if you've never been. Is the water level still dropping a bunch every year?

Trigger, I was using whatever the monofiliment came with my rod, and the only bite I got clean snapped mt line off before I even had a chance to pull and try to hook. After that I assimed that the mono was weak garbage and got something else. Turns out mono is a lot easier to work with though.

Wouldn't a 4-5 lb fish pretty easily break 4lb test mono? That stuff seems pretty weak.

[Wulf202]

I've landed 8 lb fish with 4lb test mono.

Not all mono is created equal, there are good brands. Also I throw away the first 5' of mono every fishing trip. If it sits in the sun or a hot car it gets brittle. Change your reel of line every season.

You can feel really brittle mono line against your gums, it feels rough due to all the small cracks in it.

[Irving]

That is a good tip, thank you.

[xjtwo]

Thanka for the link Dr.Fwd. I used #18. And Lake Powell is a blast if you've never been. Is the water level still dropping a bunch every year?

Trigger, I was using whatever the monofiliment came with my rod, and the only bite I got clean snapped mt line off before I even had a chance to pull and try to hook. After that I assimed that the mono was weak garbage and got something else. Turns out mono is a lot easier to work with though.

Wouldn't a 4-5 lb fish pretty easily break 4lb test mono? That stuff seems pretty weak.

Last year the Lake was full, not full pool but pretty close, they said that it was the closest to full pull since they completely filled it back in the 80's.

Not sure what it is this year but I hear that the fishing is different this year in a good way. Cant wait to go........